Connection Error

Get it? Cause the toaster is burning his files? Ahahhahaha...but seriously, who's taking my files?

Today is exactly 1 month until my wedding. Each day I have some sort of flashforward memory-of-what-hasn't-happened of the event, and I am always happy, so that's good. I guess you could call that an optimistic premonition. Plus I get fitted for my tux on Saturday, so that's just super fun.

Burst of Flavor

Note the representation of all that was, is and will be cool in the "Cool Explosion". Yes, Batman is there, along with Pegasus, sunshine, etc. It's just that cool. Go to Youtube and watch the new Tron trailer and have your head explode with happy.

Starcraft II comes out tonight at midnight, thought I suppose that means it comes out tomorrow. I never played the first one, but everyone tells me it was epic. Evidently it qualifies as a career sport in Korea. My PC, though a beast in it's day, barely makes it past the minimum specs, but not quite to the recommended for this new adventure. Still, I might have to partake.

Fifth Meal?

Got off early today, so no comic. Filming a wedding this weekend, and also some pick-up footage for Franklin Wunder, so no real weekend. Hmm, I sense a deficiency in fun stuff…Maybe a liberal application of tacos or nachos or pizza or some combination of cheese and crunch will do the trick?

Squeaky Wheel is Annoying

Ok, fine. Gluten allergy is a legitimate issue. Much like ADD and ADHD. And there's ABSOLUTELY no abuse of diagnosing those two. That's what I'm saying. If around 80% of food has gluten, and the office has less than 1% of employees that can't eat gluten, it just doesn't make sense to waste limited funds catering to the few. Spock would back me up. Good ol "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one."

Plus, I think there is a correlation between gluten allergy and chronic whiny annoying cranky syndrome, or C.W.A.C. for short. See what I did there? It kinda sounds like quack, as in the doctors who diagnosed them. ZING!

I AM THE LAW

Once again, my entire team went AWOL, leaving me and my boss to handle what can only be called as a heavy mail day. It's not that I dislike people taking time off, but if you aren't sick, how about a little foresight? Here's an analogy of what I am talking about; Two guys are moving a table. Guy up front looks back to see no one else helping. Guy two remembered he had a dentist appointment, and had to leave early. Does guy up front begrudge guy two for going to the dentist? No. But maybe he shouldn't have agreed to move a table if he knew he didn't have time? Or for that matter, maybe he should have waited until the table was moved before he left?

Hence, after 26 pieces of mail in a team where 15 is the norm, split between three people where the norm is 5, I didn't have time to draw a comic. Grrrr. I'm thinking I should switch to doing a monthly animation, rather than a tri-weekly comic. But who knows what tomorrow will bring?

Show Me Potatoe Salad!

I like that he had time to bandage up his stump before he objected to her actions. I guess he was mesmerized by the delicious spread.

Weekend is here, and hopefully with it brings a viewing of Inception. I hear it is so mind-boggling that it might end up a sci-fi classic ala Blade Runner, where multiple viewings and dissection lead to further understandings of the film's meaning and themes. That is, until Batman 3 comes out and makes all the money in the world ever. Christopher Nolan is a smart cookie. Speaking of cookies...potluck time!

Reader Reaction Two!

I kinda drew this one before I knew what the characters were going to say. Sort of like stream of consciousness with art. But my disreguard for proper planning is your gain!

THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S TIME TO FILL IN THE BUBBLES!!!!

Just submit a comment below on what you think the bubbles should say, and the winner will get their submission put in place on Monday. The comic is general enough, yet with a quirk, that I think there is a lot of ways this could go. Have fun!

Rumble

Sometimes I forget that people completely loose their minds on weekends too. Hence the killer blob-esq. mass that awaited my team today. I think everyone was kinda dragging their feet, perhaps the heat over the weekend led to some light sleeping. It certainly led to some sunburns (Not me, but the victims kinda...stand out.)

I installed a new printer at home, and successfully networked it to my PC, my Mac, and fiance's laptop (also Mac) wirelessly. I am very proud. Now if I can only install some plugins to my version of PLAYON, I might be able to cancel cable, and save a cool $110 bill per month. But if the buffer isn't fast enough, or the HD chokes the system, then the cord to comcast will remain intact. We shall see.

Event Horizon

I tried drawing this one only once, and then copying and altering the image in the computer. That was a mistake. Whether the limitation falls in my skill set, the remedial edition of my work-based edition of Photoshop, or the fact that I draw with a pencil better than a mouse, it ended up taking much longer than if I just drew everything over and over again.

Man, it's hot out. "How hot is it" you yell out, as if on cue? Well, umm...very? I dunno, hot enough so that you sleep poorly? Hot enough that you throw fiscal responsibility to the wind and go anywhere that is air conditioned? Hot enough that your eyes boil? Ok, maybe not that hot, but still...quite hot.

Ouch-kabibble

I was doing bear crawls (think hands and knees but the knee is just barely off the ground) and I shoved my left hand into some bark dust, shaving off a few layers of skin. Fine, I can deal. Then not ten seconds later, I do it again, but replace bark dust with a very displeased bee. Luckily the bee stinger didn't go into the bark dust wound, or this would be hilarious.

And no, I am not allergic. Your move, bees. Better step up your venom. (To the bees of the world, please do not step up your venom.)

Three Day Weekend of Fun

Happy 4th of July, everyone! Yay, explosions and eating!